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Letters Patent No. 78,558, dated June 2, 1868.

IMPROVED CIDEP. AND WINE-MILL.

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Be it known that I, JAMES WALTON, of Sunish, in the county of Monroe, and State of Ohio, have inventedl a new and improved Cider and Wine-Mill; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference beinghad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation.'

Figure 2 is an end elevation.

Figure-3 is a longitudinal vertical section.

Figure 4: is a section showing the adjustable bearings for the grinding-rolls.

Figure 5 is a detached view of the adjustable bearings for the apron-rolls.

This invention relates to that class of mills in which an endless-apron carrier is employed, and consists in a new arrangement of gear for running the apron, a new adjustable bearing for the grinding-rolls, another for the apron-rolls, and a new arrangement of hoppers for feedingcither apples or grapes.

In the drawings,-A represents the frame and walls of the machine, its bottom, sides, ends, and top being so covered as to exclude dust from the pomace or juice during the grinding, and to keep out ilies at all times from the interior ofthe mill.

B B are the grinding-rolls, one of them being actuated by the shaft C, through the medium of bevel-gearing c c', and itself communicating motion to t-hev other by means of longitudinal corruga'tions b Zz upon each.

The rolls run upon shafts, D D, one of which bears in a sliding box, E, adjustable in position by means of a regulating-screw, e, which can he operated by a handle or thumb-piece, c@ By this means the two rolls can be set at any desired distance apart, to accommodate them to different kinds of fruit, and enable the grinding of the apples to be perfectly controlled.

F is an -inclined endless apron, running upon rolls GIG Gr", the latter nearly under the centre of the grinding-roll B', for the purpose of receiving the pomace as it drops between the grinding-rolls and a screen, H, in their rear, and of conveying it away vto be pressed.

I I are the compressing-rolls, operating'respectively in connection with the apron-rolls G and G, as shown in the drawings, g. 3.

The rolls I and G are actuated from the main shaft by means of gearing J .Il J2, as shown in fig. l. Inside ofthe gear-wheels J1 J, which work on the outside ofthe wall A, are two small spur-wheels, m m', the former of which gears into another, fn, that runs the roll G, and thel latter into another, it', that runs the roll I. This method ot' running the rolls enables me to use gear-wheels instead of belts, and thereby obtain a more positive action of that part of the apparatus, and one which is less liable every now and then to require adjusting.

M is an incline under-the apron F, terminating at its lower end in a foraminated concave, N.

O is another concave, under and in front of the roll B', as seen in iig. 3.

P is the hopper through which apples are fed for making cider, and Q isthe hopper through which grapes are fed for making wine.

The opera-tion of this machine is as follows: In making cider, apples are fed through the hopper P, passing between the rolls B B', which revolve in the direction indicated by the arrows, and, reduced to pomace, falling against the screen H, and dropping upon the apron F. The latter carries it between the rolls IA G', where it is pressed, the juice running back down the incline M, and dropping through the holes o o o upon a. receiver or strainer, R. If the first compressing of the po-mace should not extract all its juices, the operation will be completed by the second pair, I G, and the dry refuse will be thrown out upon anV incline, T, whence it will fallto the ground.

In order to regulate the pressure of the rolls I G and I G', two of them, I and G are made tobear against a spring, s, which will yield slightly, and allow the roll to recede from its companion when a jam occurs. The L. distance to which the roll will recede can be fixed by a gauge-screw, s', according to the judgmentof the operator.

When making wine, I insert the screen W, forming the second hopper, Q, and feed the grapes through that hopper. They do'not pass between the rolls BB, but drop upon the apron, and are pressed by the two pairs of rolls G I', G I, in the samemanner as has been already described. These rolls can be made to press the grapes with any requisite degree of force by neans of the adjusting-spring `and screw s s', and, if necessary, the rolls I and I', or either of them, can be-wond withvoe or two thicknesses of cloth, to prevent them from crushing'the grape-seeds. I l

Having thus described my invention,A what /I claim as new, and desie fo' secure by Letters Patent, is

. lThe arrangement of the yhoppere P Q, grinding-rolls B BQ apron F, rolls G G"G I I', incline M, concaves N and 0,' and receiver R, substantially as and .for the purpose setforth. Y

" l JAMES WALTON Witnesses: l

JAMES H. GRIDLEY, CHARLES A PETTIT. 

